Note 15. Business Segments and Foreign Operations

The Company evaluates the performance of its segments and allocates resources to them based on sales and operating income. The Company is organized on the basis of geographical area into the following three segments: the Americas; EMEA; and Asia-Pacific. Segment data does not include inter-segment revenues. Unallocated corporate expenses are general corporate overhead expenses not directly attributable to the operating segments and are reported separate from the Company’s identified segments. The corporate overhead costs include expenses for the Company’s accounting and finance, information technology, human resources, research and development, quality control and executive management functions, as well as all direct costs associated with public company compliance matters including legal, audit and other professional services costs. Also included in corporate overhead costs for fiscal year 2018 are corporate funded advertising and sales promotion expenses focused on increasing the Company’s digital presence and building brand awareness.



							Unallocated
	Americas		EMEA		Asia-Pacific		Corporate (1)		Total
Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2018
Net sales	$	192,878	$	150,878	$	64,762	$	-	$	408,518
Income from operations	$	48,954	$	36,241	$	19,098	$	(25,689)	$	78,604
Depreciation and
amortization expense	$	4,142	$	2,561	$	313	$	784	$	7,800
Interest income	$	13	$	320	$	121	$	-	$	454
Interest expense	$	4,209	$	-	$	10	$	-	$	4,219

Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2017
Net sales	$	184,929	$	136,771	$	58,806	$	-	$	380,506
Income from operations	$	48,303	$	35,389	$	16,765	$	(24,548)	$	75,909
Depreciation and
amortization expense	$	4,270	$	2,090	$	254	$	155	$	6,769
Interest income	$	8	$	389	$	111	$	-	$	508
Interest expense	$	2,570	$	-	$	12	$	-	$	2,582

Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2016
Net sales	$	191,397	$	135,235	$	54,038	$	-	$	380,670
Income from operations	$	48,404	$	31,702	$	15,162	$	(23,920)	$	71,348
Depreciation and
amortization expense	$	4,071	$	2,084	$	280	$	30	$	6,465
Interest income	$	5	$	485	$	193	$	-	$	683
Interest expense	$	1,689	$	-	$	14	$	-	$	1,703

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Unallocated corporate expenses are general corporate overhead expenses not directly attributable to any one of the operating segments. These expenses are reported separate from the Company’s identified segments and are included in Selling, General and Administrative expenses on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.

The Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker does not review assets by segment as part of the financial information provided and therefore, no asset information is provided in the above table.

Net sales by product group are as follows (in thousands):



	Fiscal Year Ended August 31,
	2018		2017		2016
Maintenance products	$	372,391	$	342,295	$	339,974
Homecare and cleaning products		36,127		38,211		40,696
Total	$	408,518	$	380,506	$	380,670

Net sales and long-lived assets by geographic area are as follows (in thousands):



	Fiscal Year Ended August 31,
	2018		2017		2016
Net Sales by Geography:
United States	$	154,986	$	150,086	$	158,139
International		253,532		230,420		222,531
Total	$	408,518	$	380,506	$	380,670

Long-lived Assets by Geography (2) :
United States	$	21,986	$	23,346	$	6,419
International		14,371		6,093		5,126
Total	$	36,357	$	29,439	$	11,545

(2) Includes tangible assets and property and equipment, net, attributed to the geographic location in which such assets are located.